Charles Ross Articles
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Recommended Mixing Equipment For Food And Drink Mixes
1/31/2013
Many foods and beverages are supplied in the convenient form of dry mixes. To create the end product, ingredients must be mixed and the mixer must be capable of uniformly distributing minor ingredients throughout the batch to achieve the desired color, flavor, acidity, shelf life, flow characteristic and other properties. This applicaiton note offers considerations for choosing the right mixing equipment for food and drink mixes.
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Mixer Options For Pureeing And Liquefying Solids
1/31/2013
A variety of mixers are suitable for pureeing requirements – from single-shaft rotor/stator mixers and high speed dispersers to multi-agitator equipment for higher viscosity formulations, and even ultra-high shear mixers which are used to achieve a high level of smoothness and consistency in some products.
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Recommended Mixing Equipment For Nutraceuticals
1/31/2013
Nutraceuticals are supplied in many forms including tablets, capsules, drink mixes and powders.
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Update Your Food Mixing And Homogenization Process With An Ultra-High Shear Rotor/Stator Mixer
1/31/2013
Consider updating your batch mixing process with an ultra-high shear rotor/stator device. This cost-effective upgrade will deliver finer dispersions, solutions and emulsions at viscosities outside the normal range of conventional rotor/stator mixers.
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Mixer And Blender Options For Vacuum Drying Requirements
11/12/2012
Vacuum drying is ideal for processing heat-sensitive materials without risk of thermal degradation. It also allows manufacturers to recover costly solvents or safely dispose of any harmful volatiles removed from the closed system.
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Ribbon Blenders Are Ideal For Coating And Mixing Processes
10/23/2012
Solid-solid mixing sometimes involves powders that need to be uniformly coated with smaller particles of a different component. The ingredient that is coated onto the bulk material is typically a very small percentage of the batch, thus requiring thorough and uniform blending.
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Do's And Don'ts When Using A Ribbon Blender
10/23/2012
To help ensure a long service life out of your capital investment and obtain high quality blends in every single batch, consider the following tips on ribbon blending.
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New Blade Design Gives Double Planetary Mixer An Edge With Viscous Applications
7/9/2012
In this age of technological marvels and Internet madness, it's refreshing to see an innovation that isn't the product of an exotic new technology.
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Food Mixing, Blending & Dispersion Equipment
6/27/2012
An overview of the full range of equipment used in the manufacturing of food products. Included are dry blenders as well as low viscosity and high viscosity fluids mixers and dispersers. The operating theory of each unit and typical application examples are reviewed.
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Newly Improved Gearbox Design Of Ross Planetary Mixers
3/13/2012
Ross Planetary Mixers are now offered with newly improved sealed and purged gearbox assemblies for sensitive applications requiring the tightest protection against contamination.